Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Sefton
Town
Formby
County
Merseyside
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
15410

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Current location

St Luke's Church
St Luke's Church Rd
Formby
Sefton
Merseyside
L37 2DF
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 28058 06715
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Square white marble tablet with border of carved laurel leaves around the blacked incised inscription. The first named is also commemorated on his wife's grave at Shanklin, Isle of Wight (WMR 85874).
Inscription
To the Glory of God./ In Ever Loving Memory of/ (Names/ ... the sons, grandson, son-in-law/ of the late Myles Lonsdale Formby/ grandson of Rev. Richard Formby, of Formby Hall.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Formby, Myles Lonsdale
Formby, Richard William
Formby, Thomas Hope
Warren, Richard Dunn
See details for all 4 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 4
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 4
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Rank, forename, surname, unit, manner, date, place, and country of death, age
    Order of information: As above
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
The Parochial Church Council
Reference

This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.

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